They resigned from all positions at their companies and have divested from 58 of what could have been the most problematic businesses and investments, such as a Manhattan skyscraper seeking new investment partners. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner has met Iraq's prime minister as part of an unannounced visit to the country.

Assad's office called the U.S. missile strike "reckless" and "irresponsible". "There's not any sort of option where a political solution is going to happen with Assad at the head of the regime", Haley told "State of the Union" anchor Jake Tapper.

After widespread damage to roads in northern NSW, drivers are being reminded to drive with care and be patient as crews work to have roads ready for the peak holiday period. Service your vehicle at regular intervals and ensure that your vehicles tyres are safe and in a roadworthy condition. "The Easter period is traditionally one of the busiest times on our roads, as people take advantage of the long weekend to catch up with loved ones, or go on a short holiday", Mr O'Brien said.

Gen. John Nicholson , commander of USA forces in Afghanistan, signed off on the use of the bomb, according to the sources. "This is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of our offensive against ISIS-K". It contains 11 tons of explosives. The weapon, which was code-named the " Mother of All Bombs ", was dropped out of the back door of a C-130 military transport aircraft, an ABC correspondent said.

Thus far, the Kremlin's reaction has been angry rhetoric and suspension of an October 2015 channel that was established to deconflict US and Russian military operations over Syria. "It is time for all civilised nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria and demand a political solution". The Trump administration and the Obama administration before it were very reluctant to engage the United States centrally in this conflict.

So we'll find out", Trump said . Trump , in the past, has called Assad "evil" and "an animal". Russian Federation imposed its veto as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said after talks in Moscow that there was a "low level of trust" between the United States and Russian Federation.

He said Western allegations that Assad's regime was behind a chemical weapons attack last week were "baseless" and suggested it was carried out by rebel groups to influence global public opinion. The call comes on the heels of Trump's two-day summit with China's President Xi Jinping during which North Korea's nuclear activities was at the forefront of their discussions.

The real popularity of FREXIT among the voters will be known indirectly very soon: France is preparing for the presidential election, and among the candidates is a staunch supporter of secession from the Union and the Eurozone - National Front's leader Marine Le Pen.

The deal calls for the group to cut 1.2 million b/d from October levels, while 11 non-OPEC producers, led by Russian Federation, agreed to cut 558,000 b/d. The group is now betting on a strong United States "driving season" to drain the remaining glut of oil supplies. The monitoring committee, led by Kuwait, which consists of both OPEC and non-OPEC members said last month it has been satisfied with the compliance levels.

According to survivors, the dinghy had set off with about 120 illegal migrants onboard, almost 97 are still missing, including 15 women and children, Qassim added. Since the beginning of this year, at least 590 migrants have died or gone missing along the Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration said in late March.

Later Wednesday, Russia blocked the U.N. Security Council's draft resolution condemning Syria and calling for it to comply with an investigation . More than 80 people were killed in what the US has described as a nerve gas attack that Assad's forces undoubtedly carried out.

Safronkov said Russia's Foreign Minister asked U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during talks earlier Wednesday in Moscow to jointly request the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "to immediately put together an independent worldwide mission" to visit Khan Sheikhoun and the air base that the U.S.